# Incident 20220325004309I: Piper PA-28R-200, Rio Vista, CA, March 25, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municiple Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1767° N, 121.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1767&lon=-121.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4546X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4546X-2023-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 59 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220325004309I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 25, 2022, N4546X LANDED AT RIO VISTA MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (O88), CALIFONIRA WITH IT'S LANDING GEAR UP. PILOT FAILED TO PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN DURING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR BELLY SKIN AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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